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Swimmer Takes Dip in Central Park Reservoir

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:08:48 CDT

It apparently got a little too hot yesterday for a guy who decided to take a leisurely swim—through New York City's Central Park Reservoir. The swimmer, in his 40s, scaled a chain link fence surrounding the 40-foot-deep reservoir. He refused firefighters' orders to get out, so three of them...

Reservoir Pisser Reveals Big Gap in Water Security

Sarah Whitmire — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:35:51 CDT

Though the story initially got a laugh, no one is chuckling about the fact that Josh Seater was able to waltz up to a 7.8M gallon , open-air reservoir in Portland and pee in it while drunk last month. The incident led officials to drain the entire basin, and also...

7.8M-Gallon Reservoir Drained After Guy Pees in It

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:50:17 CDT

You pee in one little reservoir, and the next thing you know, 7.8 million gallons of drinking water are being drained. Yesterday’s incident, in which a 21-year-old man was caught urinating in one of Portland’s uncovered reservoirs by a surveillance camera, will end up costing the Portland Water Bureau...

Cracked Hungarian Reservoir Near Collapse

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 05:58:13 CDT

A new wave of industrial red sludge will likely wash over Hungary, PM Viktor Orban said today, with the enormous reservoir whose corner gave way earlier this week showing further cracks, and an entire wall "very likely" to collapse. Calling the situation "dramatic," Orban said that nearby villages had been...

Drugs Found in US Water Supply

Peter Fearon — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:50:57 CDT

Small amounts of a wide range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been found in drinking water used daily by 41 million Americans in 24 major cities. A major AP investigation found pain killers, anti-seizure drugs, angina and cholesterol medications, mood-altering drugs, and other pharmaceuticals in tap water, the water...